“Best Gospel Jazz Artist,” and “MVP”

Minnie I. Carter is a multi-talented vocalist, poet, author and songwriter, who enjoys meeting people and entertaining them with her poetry and music. She started singing at age 5 for her family, and later became the lead singer of the group, the Chalons in l964. The Chalons performed in and around the Baltimore Area at record hops, but they never landed a record deal. The group dissolved two years later when all three members (Minnie, Doris and Ann) got married. But Minnie never lost her passion for singing. While working full-time and raising two children, Minnie resumed her singing career singing in local churches, for local and national conferences, and as far away as Montego Bay, Jamaica, where she headlined a concert in 1996.

          Ms. Carter has been a guest on numerous TV and radio programs, and has been featured in the Sunpaper, the Afro-American, the Baltimore Times and the Woodlawn Villager. In 2006, Minnie was the opening act for Ashford and Simpson along with the William Goffigan Trio at the Annual African American Festival in Towson, Maryland. She recorded her debut CD, “Songs For The Soul,” in 2005 and released two singles (“Love Song To Jesus” and “Get’in Ready to Soar”) in 2016.